Vibraphonist Laura Allen has been featured on radio (WGBH FM's Eric in the Evening and Ron DellaChiesa's Jazz Songbook), in clubs (The Knitting Factory in New York), concerts ("Transformations" played at NEC for Gunther Schuller's 65 Birthday Celebration), festivals (Boston Globe Jazz Festival), and artist-in-residence with Stan Strickland at Boston's Museum of Fine Arts.

Allen was once described as "an extraordinary musician...a mature, confident vibist with an immaculate sense of dynamics and harmony" by New England Conservatory Jazz Department Chair, Hankus Netsky.

At Ithaca College, Allen played percussion and marimba with world-renowned marimbist Gordon Stout. At New England Conservatory, she studied with many jazz greats: Danilo Perez, George Garzone, Cecil McBee, John McNeil, Bevan Manson , Dominique Eade. Allen has composed and performed in various big bands (Jazz Composers Alliance), ensembles led by guest artists (Maria Schneider, Sam Rivers, Gunther Schuller, Marian McPartland, Donald Byrd), and master classes with Wynton Marsalis, Clark Terry, and Jimmy Heath.

As a member of New England Foundation for the Arts' Massachusetts Cultural Council Performing and Touring Roster, Allen performs with well-known local jazz artists (Patrice Williamson, John Lockwood, Frank Wilkins, and Alan Chase). Allen performs regularly with AllenHazFunk and other combinations in the Boston area. She also has flexed her vocal skills in NEC's Community Gospel Choir, Boston Pops Gospel Choir and Boston area musical theater.